Wesley Huffmany started his PhD at University of Connecticut Avery point in August of 2017 after receiving his B.S. degree in Marine Sciences from the UConn in May of 2017. His PhD research at UConn includes both field and experimental work on mercury biogeochemistry, focusing mainly on mercury bioaccumulation in zooplankton, primarily copepods. His current projects include investigating mercury cycling and bioaccumulation within the Hackensack River, Long Island Sound, and Bering Sea.

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[methylmercury, bioaccumulation, zooplankton, copepods, Long Island Sound, Hackensack River, Southeastern Bering Sea]
wesley.huffman@uconn.edu

website

Gunnar Hansen started in summer of 2016 as a PhD student. He is co-advised by Zofia Baumann and Rob Mason.

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[shellfish, benthic invertebrates, fish, mercury, methylmercury, bioaccumulation]
gunnar.hansen@uconn.edu

Mackenzie Blanusa started join in spring of 2018. She is an undergraduate student here at UConn Avery Point and is studying Marine and Atmospheric Science. She enjoys sailing and scuba diving. In the future, Mackenzie would like to pursue a graduate program here at UConn.
Watch Mackenzie explain how to measure mercury in ribbed mussels

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[ocean, atmosphere, mercury]
mackenzie.blanusan@uconn.edu

Brian DiMento (Post-doctoralrResearcher from July to December 2018). Currently Brian is a Postdoctoral Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

Former undergraduate and high school students